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Table 1 Descriptive data of the top-40 apps

From: Do physical activity and dietary smartphone applications incorporate evidence-based behaviour change techniques?

Attributes

Free

Paid

Overall

Average rating (1-5)

3.93

4.17

4.05

(0.55)

(0.94)

(0.77)

[3-5]

[1-5]

[1-5]

Total ratings

193.35

35.85

114.60

(567.78)

(35.54)

(405.00)

[0-2529]

[0-115]

[0-2529]

"hate it" ratings (1 star)

13.00

1.80

7.40

(24.75)

(2.38)

(18.25)

[0-92]

[0-9]

[0-92]

“don’t like it” ratings (2 stars)

5.80

1.20

3.50

(11.72)

(1.40)

(8.56)

[0-47]

[0-4]

[0-47]

“it’s ok” ratings (3 stars)

8.80

2.35

5.58

(20.42)

(3.41)

(14.81)

[0-79]

[0-14]

[0-79]

“it’s good” ratings (4 stars)

35.60

8.25

21.93

(90.82)

(10.09)

(65.27)

[0-371]

[0-32]

[0-371]

“it’s great” ratings (5 stars)

130.15

22.25

76.20

(430.92)

(23.05)

(306.12)

[0-1940]

[0-74]

[0-1940]

Customer reviews

108.70

22.90

65.80

(341.48)

(27.14)

(243.01)

[0-1527]

[0-89]

[0-1527]

Price (NZD$)

-

3.28

1.64

 

(2.35)

(2.33)

 

[1.29-10.99]

[0-10.99]

Total BCTs

6.55

9.65

8.10

(3.50)

(4.38)

(4.22)

[3-14]

[2-18]

[2-18]

PA behaviour apps

15

15

30

Dietary behaviour apps

3

3

6

PA + Dietary behaviour apps

2

2

4

  1. Descriptive data of the top-40 apps from the New Zealand Apple App Store Health & Fitness category (Mean, (Standard Deviation), [Range]).
  2. Note. Standard Deviations appear in parentheses below means; Ranges appear in brackets below SD. PA = Physical Activity; BCTs = Behaviour Change Techniques.